my custom 63 bug build

[Jaison710]

I wanted a tall shifter, something that shows through the windshield. keeping with the skulls in the engine bay, I bought a skull knob.
I bought some steel and aluminum rods at the hardware store. bent the steel a few times and matched it to the steering wheel angle.
I cut the top off the original shifter, added a short throw shift kit, and welded the new steel to it.
I matched the bends with the aluminum rods, polished them like chrome & clear coated. I painted the steel candy apple red,
and attached the polished aluminum, capped it off with the skull.






I had been wanting these, and finally found a pair, deep dish steel smoothies.




they look great on the stock fenders, but they hit hard.


so I got some widened fenders




I did the white walls for a little bit.




I made a bike rack for the lowrider bike too.

[TrailerTrash]

thats pretty bitchin

[mrg7243]

I like everything but the interior. Just cant bring myself to like it.

[Jaison710]

[Queef|Chief]

Cool as fuck!

[Jaison710]

Thanks for the comments guys. I know my car style isn't for everyone.
Usually a car guy, although he might not like someone's car, he can still appreciate the hard work,
both physical, & mentally, that it takes to put it all together, & still make a positive comment.
Lucky for me, my cars built to please me, and not someone else.

So there were a few shows coming up quick. We put in a couple all nighters to get the body painted. Once I realized we were starting to cut corners to have it done in time, I stopped work on the body & focused on just the bolt on parts.

[aLaFleur]

This is sick.

[Jaison710]

The rhd dash is so old, the car didn't have a fuel gauge. I must have ran it low 1 too many times & the elec fuel pump went out. I found a '68 only gauge, that has the old style speedo, with a fuel gauge in it. I opened it, rebuilt & cleaned it up & set the mileage back. One problem was the gauge face color was faded, so I covered it with vinyl to test the color without committing to paint. I liked it so I left it.





Also, for anyone who might do something like this, I learned a soft toothbrush,
& some bleach will get the numbers bright white again.

[Jaison710]

Getting ready for a narrow beam someday, I made front tubs. Since I drew them up on my CNC, I was able to spit out an identical pair, & they fit perfect. Since I had the tank out, I cut it & added a flange, so I could add a level sender for the new gauge. Some new color & it came together great.
















Now you're pretty much current. I've done some other things, stereo, & custom steering, hid lights, completely rewired the car, hiding most all wiring out of sight, except for spark plug wires. But basically that's where I'm at.

[TrailerTrash]

fine, fine work

[HEcreated487]

Amazing restoration with personal customization. Bravo.

[Keith602]

Looking awesome. Soon as those deep steelies showed up I was hooked. You can definitely see your own creative decisions being made (which is my favorite part of build threads).

[Jaison710]

My brother messed around with my car on photoshop.

[2thousand2]

looks cool! makes me want to paint my wheels red again!

[Jaison710]

Front end came out, disassembled the beam.




Started with cutting off the shock tower, & making a new set on the CNC.




Fit it & added the support.